diff --git a/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/CheckBoxBootstrapFormComponent.java b/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/CheckBoxBootstrapFormComponent.java
index 7fe82e93..619363e5 100644
--- a/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/CheckBoxBootstrapFormComponent.java
+++ b/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/CheckBoxBootstrapFormComponent.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @author mpostelnicu
- * 
+ *
  */
 public class CheckBoxBootstrapFormComponent extends GenericEnablingBootstrapFormComponent<Boolean, BootstrapCheckbox> {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -4032850928243673675L;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public CheckBoxBootstrapFormComponent(final String id) {
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected FormComponent<Boolean> updatingBehaviorComponent() {
+    public FormComponent<Boolean> updatingBehaviorComponent() {
         return wrappedCheckbox;
     }
 
diff --git a/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/CheckBoxToggleBootstrapFormComponent.java b/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/CheckBoxToggleBootstrapFormComponent.java
index aac84914..245c2bfc 100644
--- a/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/CheckBoxToggleBootstrapFormComponent.java
+++ b/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/CheckBoxToggleBootstrapFormComponent.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public CheckBoxToggleBootstrapFormComponent(final String id) {
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected FormComponent<Boolean> updatingBehaviorComponent() {
+    public FormComponent<Boolean> updatingBehaviorComponent() {
         return wrappedCheckbox;
     }
 
diff --git a/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/CheckBoxYesNoToggleBootstrapFormComponent.java b/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/CheckBoxYesNoToggleBootstrapFormComponent.java
index 67fb7790..264ba76b 100644
--- a/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/CheckBoxYesNoToggleBootstrapFormComponent.java
+++ b/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/CheckBoxYesNoToggleBootstrapFormComponent.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public CheckBoxYesNoToggleBootstrapFormComponent(final String id) {
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected FormComponent<Boolean> updatingBehaviorComponent() {
+    public FormComponent<Boolean> updatingBehaviorComponent() {
         return wrappedCheckbox;
     }
 
diff --git a/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/GenericBootstrapFormComponent.java b/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/GenericBootstrapFormComponent.java
index d925fcb7..8ac7bbca 100644
--- a/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/GenericBootstrapFormComponent.java
+++ b/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/GenericBootstrapFormComponent.java
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ protected void onUpdate(final AjaxRequestTarget target) {
      * but the field may be a wrapper, in which case you should override this
      * and provide the wrapped field.
      */
-    protected FormComponent<TYPE> updatingBehaviorComponent() {
+    public FormComponent<TYPE> updatingBehaviorComponent() {
         return field;
     }
 
diff --git a/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/SummernoteBootstrapFormComponent.java b/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/SummernoteBootstrapFormComponent.java
index 0900e1c0..a7c91c4d 100644
--- a/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/SummernoteBootstrapFormComponent.java
+++ b/forms/src/main/java/org/devgateway/toolkit/forms/wicket/components/form/SummernoteBootstrapFormComponent.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public SummernoteConfig getConfig() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected FormComponent<String> updatingBehaviorComponent() {
+    public FormComponent<String> updatingBehaviorComponent() {
         return summernoteEditor;
     }